In.the month of January the number of oysters taken from the beds on the coast of England and Wales amounted to no fewer than 33,711,000, their approximate value being ,£15,314. ' ' , The young daughter of a professional man residing at East Croyden was prol ceeding towards home when she was overtaken by a person, who gathered up her hair, cut it off, and ran away. A newly discovered spot on the sun, which is visible just now, is said to be 30,000 miles in diameter. Web to the length of two and a quarter miles has been drawn from the body of a spider. ■
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New Zealand Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 3726, 28 April 1899, Page 6
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103Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 New Zealand Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 3726, 28 April 1899, Page 6
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